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'This Land Is Your Land' comes from Guthrie's last commercial session, made for Decca on January 7, 1952. In 1992 producer Milt Gabler admitted that if he'd known how ill Guthrie was, he never would have scheduled a session.
Two songs were attempted: 'Kissin' On', a children's song, and his enduring 'This Land Is Your Land.'
Although some may argue that this track should never be released, in many ways it offers a fitting close to all the music that precedes it. Like the Huntington's Chorea that clearly ravaged Guthrie's motor skills, McCarthyism and paranoia eroded the idealism and optimism that fueled the People's Songs era. And like Guthrie's enduring anthem, the music continues to live on.